This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot Rap Singles of 1997. The chart is on page 90 of the PDF.
No. Title Artist(s)1 "I'll Be Missing You" Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 1122 "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" Puff Daddy featuring Mase3 "Cold Rock a Party" MC Lyte featuring Missy Elliott4 "I'll Be" Foxy Brown featuring Jay-Z5 "Hypnotize" The Notorious B.I.G.6 "No Time" Lil' Kim featuring Puff Daddy7 "Up Jumps da Boogie" Timbaland & Magoo8 "Not Tonight" Lil' Kim featuring Angie Martinez, Da Brat, Left Eye and Missy Elliott9 "Big Daddy" Heavy D10 "Da' Dip" Freak Nasty11 "Mo Money Mo Problems" The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase12 "Let Me Clear My Throat" DJ Kool13 "My Baby Daddy" B-Rock and the Bizz14 "Look into My Eyes" Bone Thugs-n-Harmony15 "Smile" Scarface featuring 2Pac and Johnny P.16 "The Theme (It's Party Time)" Tracey Lee17 "I Shot the Sheriff" Warren G18 "Ghetto Love" Da Brat featuring T-Boz19 "Luchini AKA This Is It" Camp Lo20 "Take It to the Streets" Rampage featuring Billy Lawrence21 "I Miss My Homies" Master P featuring Pimp C and Silkk the Shocker22 "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" Mack 10 and Tha Dogg Pound23 "Jazzy Belle" Outkast24 "Whateva Man" Redman25 "What They Do" The Roots26 "Feel So Good" Mase27 "Things'll Never Change" / "Rapper's Ball E-40 featuring Bo-Roc28 "Street Dreams" Nas29 "If I Could Change" Master P featuring Steady Mobb'n, Mia X, Mo B. Dick and O'dell30 "Get Up" Lost Boyz31 "That's Right" DJ Taz featuring Raheem the Dream32 "I Always Feel Like" TRU33 "Backyard Boogie" Mack 1034 "ATLiens" / "Wheelz of Steel" Outkast35 "Gangstas Make the World Go Round" Westside Connection36 "Smokin' Me Out" Warren G featuring Ronald Isley37 "Bow Down" Westside Connection38 "C U When U Get There" Coolio39 "We Trying to Stay Alive" Wyclef Jean featuring John Forté and Pras40 "Do G's Get to Go to Heaven?" Richie Rich41 "Runnin'" 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Dramacydal, Stretch and Radio42 "If U Stay Ready" Suga Free43 "Just Another Case" CRU featuring Slick Rick44 "Stop the Gunfight" Trapp featuring 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.45 "T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York)" Capone-N-Noreaga46 "Sho Nuff" Tela featuring 8Ball & MJG47 "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo48 "Hip Hop Drunkies" Tha Alkaholiks featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard49 "Avenues" Refugee Camp All-Stars50 "Emotions" Twista
See also 1997 in music Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles 1997 Billboard Year-End Hot R&B Singles of 1997 List of Billboard number-one rap singles of the 1997
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